Hello Archway Arete families, my name is Matthew Marshall and I am looking forward to this upcoming year teaching art with your scholars. This may be your first year here or with me as your child’s art teacher, I would like to give you a little information about myself.  I was born and raised in Chandler, Arizona into a family that encouraged me to pursue the act of creation. In 2014, I graduated from Arizona State University earning a BFA with a focus in oil painting. Since graduation, I have continued my practice as an artist, participating in art shows throughout the valley and have work in a gallery in Scottsdale. In November of 2016 I was invited to New Delhi, India to participate in a residency program with artists from the U.S., Australia and India. We spent a month working together in a studio focusing on the merging of Western and Eastern approaches to art making.

I started teaching elementary art through Great Hearts in 2015 as a way of sharing both the knowledge and joy I have accumulated over the years for this subject. Every student has the capability of making artwork that is truthful and beautiful by building on the fundamentals of observation and technique. Your child will enter the world with a profound vocabulary and skill set to make sense of work made by masters, as well as makes their own works of art.

It is my promise as your child’s teacher that I will do everything in my power to give them individual observation and guidance. Each student shall be encouraged to try their very best on each project and to handle struggles with grace.  Thank you for putting your trust in me to share the joy and truth of visual art with your child. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns and I look forward to the 2017-18 school year!

Best,

                                                                                                Mr. Marshall